Starting To Come To Me Acoustic chords by Elvis Costello

Verse:

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It's starting to come to me, your new career would probably end like this
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All that professional lipstick pressed into an amateur kiss
C
Farewell to the studied lines and carefully broken hearts

The overpowering perfume and the glimpse of her garter


Pre-Chorus:

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Mingling with the sweet smoldering scent of the martyr

Chorus:

          C   G       F
Well it's starting to come to me
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Starting to come to me


Verse 2:

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So you began to recognize the well-dressed man that everybody loves
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It started when you chopped off all the fingers of those pony skin gloves
C
Then you cut a hole out where the lovelight used to shine

Your tears of pleasure equal measure crocodile and brine


Pre-Chorus:

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You try to laugh it off saying "I knew all the time...


Chorus:

          C   G       F
But it's starting to come to me
C     G      C
Starting to come to me


Bridge:

     G                                 D
Sometimes you bring me down to play reluctant confidant
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You say you may reward him if he gives you what you want
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But these are days to treasure and to hold
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They’re much too precious to be sold
       C                              D
You'd probably play the pirate if you weren't
                        G      F
so busy digging up the gold


Verse 3:

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Now you could tell he wanted you 'cause you could almost taste it on his breath
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But you always cheated life just like the bold daredevil cheated death
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Incidentally, late last night your understudy finally got what you deserve
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In private she's seductive but in public she's prim, porcelain and nervous

C
Afraid someone will recognize the shame in her eyes

You've still got your dignity or the next best disguise
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You never know when to say no and when to compromise
          C   G      F
But it's starting to come to me
  C   G     F
Starting to come to me (come to me, come to me)
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